Lempke v. Dagenais
New Hampshire Supreme Court
547 A.2d 290 (1988)
Relevant factsFree
Dagenais (defendant) built a garage for the home's original owners in 1977; the Lempkes (plaintiffs) bought the house the following year and soon discovered structural defects in the garage, which Dagenais initially agreed but ultimately failed to fix. The Lempkes sued for breach of the implied warranty of workmanlike quality, and the trial court dismissed based on prior precedent (Ellis v. Morris) barring subsequent purchasers from recovering on an implied-warranty theory; the Lempkes appealed.
IssueFree
Whether a contractor is liable to subsequent purchasers of property for inadequate workmanship performed before their purchase.
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